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Sail for Gold Regatta - Full day 2 of racing at the WPNSA + Video

by Matt Carter on 4 Jun 2014
Lucy MACGREGOR and Andrew WALSH, Nacra17 - 2014 Sail for Gold Regatta, day 2 Paul Wyeth / RYA http://www.rya.org.uk
On day two of the Sail for Gold Regatta, the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy welcomed similar conditions to that of day one as some of the world’s best Olympic and Paralympic sailors enjoyed another full day of racing at the Olympic sailing venue.

Racing kicked off, as scheduled, at 10:30am for the Finn, Nacra 17, 470, 2.4mR and Sonar who completed the scheduled three races, while the RS:X, 49ers and 49erFX had the afternoon slot with a south westerly 10 – 15 knots allowing the full complement of races to take place.

Lucy Macgregor and Andrew Walsh held on to their lead in the Nacra 17 with a solid race day.

After seven races the British Sailing Team duo have a two point lead over compatriots Pippa Wilson and John Gimson who hold on to second and sit two points off the top spot, while Ben Saxton and Hannah Diamond leapfrogged Tom Phipps and Zennor Pascoe into third.

With a 2-2-3 for today’s efforts, the London 2012 Olympian Macgregor was pleased with their performance on day two of this five day regatta: 'We did enough to stay in the lead today which is good. It was tricky racing again so never a moment to relax really as it was always pretty full on.'

Former Tornado Olympic campaigner and Extreme 40 racer Andrew Walsh, who teamed up with Macgregor last autumn, added: 'One of our main goals from this week and for this year really as we are a new team is to work on our communication and decision making around the race course and I think so far these two days have been the perfect, shifty, hard mental racing which has enabled us to work on those goals.'

'With the World Championships and key events coming up quite quickly we are working on a number of things in preparation for that, including our technique and other bits and pieces with the boat which will hopefully stand us in good stead for the summer regattas, but obviously it would be great to do as well as we can here as it’s always nice to come away from a regatta with a good result.'


The British Sailing Team Sonar trio of John Robertson-Hannah Stodel-Steve Thomas displayed another dominant performance as they matched yesterday’s results with a further three race wins.

Sitting on six points they are seven clear of Andy Cassell-Tom Abbey-Chris Olden as they look to upgrade their Delta Lloyd silver on Weymouth and Portland home waters.

'Today was another good day for us, we started well in two of the races but had a bad start in the other where we ended up last, however we managed to pull it back and were able to just get past Andy Cassell and his team towards the end of the race which was fortunate for us.

'We have been working quite a lot on our speed at the last few events in Hyeres and in Medemblik and we feel as though we are a lot quicker which is good – we are definitely on track and going in the right direction.'

Andy Cassell, who won gold when the Sonar class was a demonstration event at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games, posted three seconds today to sit in second place overall, with Robertson chuffed to be up against the Atlanta medallist.

'Andy [Cassell] is an awesome sailor, I have been sailing against him since 95/96 after he won gold in Atlanta and to have him here this week is brilliant, not just for the event but for the whole Paralympic squad and the sport of sailing as a whole. He is providing us with some good competition so I’m looking forward to the next three days.'

Robertson confirms that this year’s Sail for Gold is an important regatta as they build momentum towards the IFDS World Championships in Canada (15-24 August).

'With the fleet this week consisting of five GBR boats there is a chance we could switch off and become complacent if you like so it’s important that we still work hard, follow our processes and treat every race the same. If we win then this will be our forth Sail for Gold title which will be a great boost in the build-up to Canada.'


Helena Lucas continued to display excellent consistency in the 2.4mR fleet as the Paralympic champion cemented her position at the top of the leaderboard with a 1-2-2. Australia’s Matt Bugg remains in second with a 4-3-1 with Great Britain’s Megan Pascoe hot on his heels in third.

Luke Patience and Elliott Willis continued their march towards their second consecutive EUROSAF Champions Cup medal, with an unblemished scorecard of seven race wins.

'With the tricky conditions today all we really did was attack the start hard and really tried to make the first gain and then from there things kind of flowed and we were sailing with a bit of flair – so all in all a great day with three race wins,' said Patience.

With a combined 470 fleet at this week regatta, the London 2012 Olympic silver medallist admits to it not being as easy as it sounds.

'It’s not easy out there, we are fighting up the first beats to try and get our space but we are sailing well. Racing against the girls is a different kettle of fish, they are very smooth and there is more finesse in what they do whereas sometimes the boys just muscle through things so this gives you get a different perspective of how the fleet moves. With the fact the girls have more finesse you often find that it highlights the erratic changes that we might be doing so it’s quite nice to build some finesse into our sailing.'

ISAF Sailing World Cup silver medallists Sophie Weguelin and Eilidh McIntyre remain in second after adding a 3-2-2 to their scorecard whilst Anna Burnett and Flora Stewart have moved up from fifth to third with a 2-4-3.


'It was a tricky day with some shifty breeze off the shore but I am pretty happy with how today went,' said Giles Scott of his two race wins and a third in the heavyweight Finn class.

The British Sailing Team star is on track to maintain his unbeaten run since returning to full-time Olympic classes sailing in September, and holds a five point lead over Mark Andrews who took first place in today’s second race of the day. Andrew Mills holds onto his overnight position of third.

'With this event more of a process regatta and the Worlds and Test event coming up I am pretty happy with where I am at. I still feel there is a lot to be worked on but the season has gone well so far and hopefully it will continue to follow suit.'

With the breeze expected to build for tomorrow’s racing, Scott admits he is looking forward to a change of pace at the halfway stage of the regatta: 'We have got 25 knots forecast for tomorrow afternoon so it will make a nice change for sure – it should be quite fresh and interesting and will certainly mix it up a little so it should be good.'


Olympic windsurfers Nick Dempsey and Bryony Shaw both had flawless days in their respective fleets with three race wins each. Tom Squires has jumped into second with a 2-4-2 for today’s efforts while Kieran Martin has slipped into third in the 9.5m rig. Spanish windsurfer Blanca Manchon sits in second behind Shaw in the 8.5m rig while British Sailing Team Podium Squad sailor Izzy Hamilton currently sits third after six races.


The high performance skiff fleets both completed four races out in Weymouth Bay with David Evans and Ed Powys taking control in the 49er class. The British Sailing Team duo posted a steady 2-2-1 to move them up from third to first. Nic Asher and Fynn Sterritt remain in second by four points, adding a race win to their scorecard in today’s second race of the day while Stevie Morrison and Chris Grube move into third despite suffering a broken jib halyard in the final race of the day.


The Dutch duo Annemiek Bekkering and Annette Duetz continue to rule the roost in the 49erFX event adding a dependable 2-1-3 to their tally, giving them a slender two point cushion over Kate Macgregor and Katrina Best who have moved up two places into second. Frances Peters and Nicola Groves ended their day with a race win, leaving them in third overall.





RS:X 9.5

Pos

Nation

Helm

R1

R2

R3

R4

R5

R6

Nett

1

GBR1

Nick DEMPSEY

1.0

(2.0)

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

5

2

GBR931

Tom SQUIRES

(7.0)

4.0

3.0

2.0

4.0

2.0

15

3

GBR926

Kieran MARTIN

2.0

1.0

2.0

5.0

6.0

(7.0)

16

4

GBR41

Alistair MASTERS

3.0

3.0

4.0

(6.0)

3.0

5.0

18

5

NED216

Matthijs VAN'T HOFF

6.0

(9.0)

6.0

4.0

2.0

4.0

22

6

GBR49

Joe BENNETT

5.0

(7.0)

5.0

7.0

5.0

3.0

25

7

GBR748

Max BUSHELL

4.0

6.0

7.0

(9.0)

7.0

6.0

30

8

OMA1

Waleed AL-KINDI

(10.0)

8.0

8.0

10.0

8.0

8.0

42

9

GBR17

Connor BAINBRIDGE

8.0

10.0

9.0

3.0

(RET [15.0])

DNC [15.0]

45

10

GBR983

Matthew BARTON

9.0

5.0

(11.0)

11.0

10.0

10.0

45

11

GBR178

Brian WILSON

11.0

11.0

10.0

(12.0)

11.0

11.0

54

12

GBR749

Robert YORK

(DNC [15.0])

DNC [15.0]

DNC [15.0]

8.0

9.0

9.0

56

13

CHI1

Eduardo HERMAN KRETSCHMER

(DNC [15.0])

DNC [15.0]

DNC [15.0]

DNC [15.0]

DNC [15.0]

DNC [15.0]

75

13

GBR60

Sam SILLS

(DNC [15.0])

DNC [15.0]

DNC [15.0]

DNC [15.0]

DNC [15.0]

DNC [15.0]

75

 

RS:X 8.5

Pos

Nation

Helm

R1

R2

R3

R4

R5

R6

Nett

1

GBR94

Bryony SHAW

(1.0)

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

5

2

ESP1

Blanca MANCHON

(4.0)

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.0

11

3

GBR30

Isobel HAMILTON

2.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

(5.0)

2.0

13

4

GBR980

Lewis MAY

3.0

(6.0)

4.0

4.0

3.0

4.0

18

5

GBR961

Emma WILSON

5.0

(7.0)

5.0

5.0

4.0

5.0

24

6

GBR466

Cameron COGHILL

6.0

5.0

(7.0)

7.0

6.0

6.0

30

7

GBR703

Noelle FINCH

(8.0)

4.0

6.0

8.0

7.0

7.0

32

8

GBR719

Emma LABOURNE

(DNC [10.0])

DNC [10.0]

DNC [10.0]

6.0

8.0

8.0

42

9

GBR889

Natalie MCWILLIAMS

7.0

8.0

8.0

9.0

(DNC [10.0])

DNC [10.0]

42

 

2.4mR

Pos

Nation

Helm

R1

R2

R3

R4

R5

R6

R7

Nett

1

GBR75

Helena LUCAS

1.0

(3.0)

3.0

1.0

1.0

2.0

2.0

10

2

AUS36

Matt BUGG

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.0

(4.0)

3.0

1.0

13

3

GBR141

Megan PASCOE

3.0

1.0

1.0

(6.0)

5.0

1.0

3.0

14

4

GBR88

Martin WHITTINGHAM-JONES

4.0

4.0

4.0

2.0

(6.0)

5.0

5.0

24

5

GBR3

Will STREET

5.0

6.0

6.0

5.0

2.0

(7.0)

4.0

28

6

GBR135

Niki BIRRELL

(8.0)

8.0

5.0

4.0

3.0

4.0

8.0

32

7

MAS22

Mustafah JUNELL

7.0

7.0

7.0

8.0

7.0

(11.0)

9.0

45

8

MAS33

Al-Mustakim MATRIN

6.0

9.0

(10.0)

7.0

9.0

9.0

7.0

47

9

GBR142

Carol DUGDALE

(11.0)

5.0

9.0

9.0

8.0

6.0

11.0

48

10

GBR113

John BROOKER

9.0

(11.0)

8.0

11.0

10.0

8.0

6.0

52

11

MAS55

Azmi ANI

(12.0)

10.0

11.0

10.0

11.0

10.0

10.0

62

12

GBR36

Peter GREGORY

10.0

(12.0)

12.0

12.0

12.0

12.0

12.0

70

13

GBR54

Andrew FARROW

(RET [14.0])

13.0

DNC [14.0]

13.0

DNC [14.0]

DNC [14.0]

DNC [14.0]

82

 

Sonar

Pos

Nation

Helm

Crew

Crew

R1

R2

R3

R4

R5

R6

R7

Nett

1

GBR1

John ROBERTSON

Hannah STODEL

Stephen THOMAS

(1.0)

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

6

2

GBR737

Andy CASSELL

Tom ABREY

Chris OGDEN

3.0

(4.0)

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

13

3

GBR2

Adam PARRY

Jonny STEPHENSON

Liam CATTERMOLE

(4.0)

2.0

3.0

4.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

18

4

GBR11

Sally DUGDALE

Ed SUCKLING

David HAWKINS

2.0

(5.0)

4.0

5.0

5.0

4.0

4.0

24

5

GBR747

Craig WOOD

Steven PALMER

Luke SINNOTT

(5.0)

3.0

5.0

3.0

4.0

5.0

5.0

25

 

470

Pos

Nation

Helm

Crew

R1

R2

R3

R4

R5

R6

R7

Nett

1

GBR863

Luke PATIENCE

Elliot WILLIS

(1.0)

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

6

2

GBR321

Sophie WEGUELIN

Eilidh MCINTYRE

2.0

(4.0)

3.0

2.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

14

3

GBR853

Anna BURNET

Flora STEWART

5.0

5.0

(6.0)

3.0

2.0

4.0

3.0

22

4

GBR838

Jess LAVERY

Megan BRICKWOOD

4.0

3.0

2.0

(6.0)

6.0

5.0

5.0

25

5

GBR826

Tom KINVER

Hugh BRAYSHAW

3.0

(6.0)

5.06

4.0

5.0

6.0

4.0

27

6

GBR828

Robert GULLAN

Tim LINSELL

6.0

(7.0)

4.0

5.0

7.0

7.0

6.0

35

7

GBR865

Amy SEABRIGHT

Anna CARPENTER

(OCS [11.0])

2.0

DNC [11.0]

DNC [11.0]

4.0

3.0

DNC [11.0]

42

8

GBR849

Joanna FREEMAN

Katie TOMSETT

(DNC [11.0])

DNC [11.0]

DNC [11.0]

DNC [11.0]

DNC [11.0]

DNC [11.0]

DNC [11.0]

66

8

GBR843

Mike WOOD

David KOHLER

(DNC [11.0])

DNC [11.0]

DNC [11.0]

DNC [11.0]

DNC [11.0]

DNC [11.0]

DNC [11.0]

66

8

GBR118

Hannah MILLS

Saskia CLARK

(DNC [11.0])

DNC [11.0]

DNC [11.0]

DNC [11.0]

DNC [11.0]

DNC [11.0]

DNC [11.0]

66

 

49er

Pos

Nation

Helm

Crew

R1

R2

R3

R4

R5

R6

R7

Nett

1

GBR98

David EVANS

Edward POWYS

3.0

3.0

(4.0)

3.0

2.0

2.0

1.0

14

2

GBR114

Nic ASHER

Fynn STERRITT

(6.0)

2.0

2.0

6.0

4.0

1.0

3.0

18

3

GBR77

Stephen MORRISON

Chris GRUBE

2.0

5.0

6.0

2.0

3.0

5.0

(RET [16.0])

23

4

JPN81

Yukio MAKINO

Kenji TAKAHASHI

1.0

1.0

5.0

4.0

6.0

(7.0)

7.0

24

5

GBR4

Dylan FLETCHER

Alain SIGN

4.0

(7.0)

7.0

5.0

5.0

4.0

2.0

27

6

GBR10

John PINK

Stuart BITHELL

7.0

4.0

1.0

(11.0)

10.0

3.0

4.0

29

7

GBR848

Alex TOBUTT

Stuart APPLEBY

(DNC [16.0])

6.0

3.0

10.0

11.0

6.0

6.0

42

8

BEL11

Yannick LEFÈBVRE

Matthieu JANSSENS

9.0

10.0

11.0

(12.0)

1.0

11.0

5.0

47

9

GBR600

Rory HUNTER

Neil HUNTER

10.0

(11.0)

9.0

1.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

47

10

GBR360

Jack HAWKINS

Chris THOMAS

5.0

9.0

(10.0)

7.0

9.0

8.0

9.0

47

11

SUI111

Simon HISCOCKS

Lucien CUJEAN

(11.0)

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

10.0

8.0

50

12

GBR321

Chris Taylor

Dominick Burke

8.0

(13.0)

13.0

9.0

12.0

12.0

10.0

64

13

BRA137

Rodrigo MONTEIRO

Jucyan OKRETIC

12.0

12.0

12.0

13.0

13.0

(RET [16.0])

RET [16.0]

78

14

GBR118

Henry LLOYD WILLIAMS

Samuel BATTEN

(DNC [16.0])

DNC [16.0]

DNC [16.0]

DNC [16.0]

DNC [16.0]

DNC [16.0]

DNC [16.0]

96

14

GBR999

James PETERS

Edward FITZGERALD

(DNC [16.0])

DNC [16.0]

DNC [16.0]

DNC [16.0]

DNC [16.0]

DNC [16.0]

DNC [16.0]

96

 

49erFX

Pos

Nation

Helm

Crew

R1

R2

R3

R4

R5

R6

R7

Nett

1

NED110

Annemiek BEKKERING

Annette DUETZ

1.0

1.0

(3.0)

3.0

2.0

1.0

3.0

11

2

GBR99

Kate MACGREGOR

Katrina BEST

4.0

(6.0)

1.0

2.0

1.0

3.0

2.0

13

3

GBR121

Frances PETERS

Nicola GROVES

3.0

3.0

2.0

(RET [9.0])

5.0

4.0

1.0

18

4

GBR17

Charlotte DOBSON

Sophie AINSWORTH

2.0

2.0

4.0

4.0

3.0

(8.0)

6.0

21

5

NED999

Lars VAN STEKELENBORG

Floris VAN DE WERKEN

5.0

8.0

7.0

1.0

4.0

2.0

(OCS [9.0])

27

6

IRL997

Andrea BREWSTER

Saskia TIDEY

(7.0)

4.0

5.0

5.0

6.0

5.0

5.0

30

7

NED666

Jolbert VAN DIJK

Josca HUMMEL

6.0

5.0

6.0

6.0

(7.0)

6.0

4.0

33

8

GBR196

Victoria PAYNE

Katie TOMSETT

(8.0)

7.0

8.0

7.0

8.0

7.0

7.0

44

 

Finn

Pos

Nation

Helm

R1

R2

R3

R4

R5

R6

R7

Nett

1

GBR41

Giles SCOTT

1.0

2.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

(3.0)

1.0

7

2

GBR88

Mark ANDREWS

2.0

1.0

2.0

3.0

(5.0)

1.0

3.0

12

3

GBR85

Andrew MILLS

3.0

(5.0)

3.0

2.0

2.0

4.0

2.0

16

4

GBR91

Ben CORNISH

4.0

3.0

4.0

5.0

(6.0)

2.0

5.0

23

5

GBR29

Peter MCCOY

(6.0)

4.0

5.0

4.0

3.0

6.0

6.0

28

6

GBR18

James HADDEN

5.0

(6.0)

6.0

6.0

4.0

5.0

4.0

30

7

GBR11

Edward WRIGHT

(DNC [8.0])

DNC [8.0]

DNC [8.0]

DNC [8.0]

DNC [8.0]

DNC [8.0]

DNC [8.0]

48

 

Nacra 17

Pos

Nation

Helm

Crew

R1

R2

R3

R4

R5

R6

R7

Nett

1

GBR42

Lucy MACGREGOR

Andrew WALSH

2.0

(3.0)

1.0

1.0

2.0

2.0

3.0

11

2

GBR76

Pippa WILSON

John GIMSON

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.0

1.0

(4.0)

13

3

GBR181

Ben SAXTON

Hannah DIAMOND

1.0

1.0

4.0

3.0

(5.0)

4.0

1.0

14

4

GBR182

Tom PHIPPS

Zennor PASCOE

4.0

5.0

3.0

4.0

4.0

(6.0)

2.0

22

5

GBR120

Rupert WHITE

Nicola BONIFACE

6.0

4.0

(7.0)

5.0

1.0

3.0

5.0

24

6

GBR152

Alicia CLIFFORD

Thomas BRUTON

5.0

6.0

5.0

6.0

6.0

7.0

(8.0)

35

7

NOR196

Nicholas Fadler MARTINSEN

Martine Steller MORTENSEN

(10.0)

7.0

10.0

7.0

7.0

5.0

6.0

42

8

JPN249

Hiroki GOTO

Wakako TABATA

8.0

9.0

6.0

9.0

8.0

8.0

(10.0)

48

9

USA123

Stephanie HUDSON

Ian ANDREWES

7.0

(10.0)

8.0

10.0

10.0

10.0

7.0

52

10

GBR119

Tim CARTER

Abby ZAMBINSKI

(9.0)

8.0

9.0

8.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

52


Racing is scheduled to start at 10.30am tomorrow (Wednesday 3 June) with a 15-25 knot forecast in store.

The Sail for Gold Regatta, organised by the RYA and the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy, is part of the four-stage 2014 EUROSAF Champions Sailing Cup Event website
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All New Zhik Hikers and PowerPads Zhik has a long history of collaborating with the world's best dinghy sailors to create world-renowned hiking products. The all-new hiking range combines this wealth of experience to create hiking suits and pads that enable you to hike harder for longer.
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America's Cup Hall of Fame announces new inductees
Josh Belsky, Bob Fisher, Kevin Shoebridge and Juan Vila to be honored The Herreshoff Marine Museum / America's Cup Hall of Fame welcomes Josh Belsky, Bob Fisher, Kevin Shoebridge and Juan Vila as Class of 2024 inductees of the America's Cup Hall of Fame.
Posted today at 3:39 pm
Mike McCarty and Julie San Martin on the SCIR
A Q&A with Mike McCarty and Julie San Martin on the 2024 St Croix International Regatta Sail-World checked in with Mike McCarty and Julie San Martin, who serve as the regatta's sailing chair and continuity coordinator (respectively), via email, to learn more.
Posted today at 3:00 pm
Freestyle Pro Tour Vieste preview
Set to make history once again The biggest Freestyle Pro Tour event of the year is just one month away! The world's best freestyle windsurfers will travel to Vieste in Italy for the fourth edition of the FPT Vieste.
Posted today at 9:29 am
Lords of Tram Big Air Kite World Cup France day 1
The top 24 men and 12 women are prepared and ready to kick-off this event The time has come and the action is officially ON! Tune in live and watch all of the BIG AIR action live from Barcarés, France.
Posted today at 5:53 am
Two more finishers in Mcintyre OGR
Spirit of Helsinki and Neptune cross the Squadron line Spirit of Helsinki (Finland) and Neptune (France) across the Line in McIntyre Ocean Globe. Maiden ETA 17:00 16th April - Can they grab Overall Race IRC Gold?
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Final opportunity to qualify Olympic spots
10 Canadian sailors will take part in the Last Chance Regatta in Hyères, France A total of 10 Canadian sailors will take part in the Last Chance Regatta in Hyères, France, April 21-27, which will be the last opportunity to qualify spots for countries at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Posted on 15 Apr
AC75 launching season
Love 'em or hate 'em, the current America's Cup yachts represent the cutting-edge of foiling Love 'em or hate 'em, the current America's Cup yachts certainly represent the cutting-edge of foiling and are the fastest windward-leeward sailing machines on water.
Posted on 15 Apr
RS Fest Miami brings RS Sailing festival to USA
Miami's party vibes embraced with an exciting racing programme RS Fest Miami celebrated the RS Sailing community in the United States over the Easter weekend, hosting the first ever multi-fleet RS regatta to take place in North America.
Posted on 15 Apr
The Ocean Race sails into Athens
For the Our Ocean Conference UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Ocean hands Nature's Baton to Greece's Prime Minister's Special Envoy for Oceans and Coordinator of the conference.
Posted on 15 Apr